What’s better than going to Vegas? Getting all the freebies without going of course! I’m proud to say I have with me not only one, but three (3) copies of the exclusively limited Commemorative Editions of Expression Studio to give away! Considering each of these are valued at over $600, you could say I’m giving away the equivalent of 3 iPhones – take that Engadget.

Unfortunately for three MIX07 attendees who got a little distracted by all the Pussycat Dolls, they forgot to pick up their complimentary copies of Expression Studio. Fortunately for the rest of us, some lucky people will have the chance to own their little piece of Microsoft history. Like I’ve said many times, these are intriguingly unique – every single one of these is different ever so slightly. One of these has a Chinese recipe for battered fish, another has someone’s day schedule and the last describes someone’s love for coffee.

I’d like to get my hands on that, but I don’t feel like I have the chance.

I hoped that they would give me one of these at the REMIX 07 (in Budapest, Hungary), but they only gave a 60-day trial. That’s strange, since the only difference between MIX and REMIX was that the latter was a free event. 🙂

All of my friends will be super impressed and jealous. Everyone’s going to have an iPhone, but I’ll be one of the lucky few to be rocking the commemorative edition of Expression Studio. Think they make a belt clip for Expression studio?
The packaging is oh so very pretty. After the software’s installed I can frame it. A true multi-purpose product: software & art
I’m an aspiring web designer/ developer just starting to get my “feet wet.” I’d love the oppurtunity to ramp up on new technology right away. Silverlight looks to be the future. I want in.
I want it, and owning it would make me very happy. Making others happy is good Karma. Make me happy, and good things will happen to you!
I took the time to make an (admittedly poor) attempt at being humorous! Everyone else so far has only written a one or two liner!

Seriously: I’d really like to get my hands on Expression Studio. I probably won’t buy it, since I’m not making money as a developer at this stage in my “career.” I’d use it, I’d learn it, I’d love it (I’m sure.)

Hi Long. I would really appreciate if you would give one of these commemorative editions, because I wanted to go to Las Vegas but unfortunately my parents told me to go to school during this time. But anyway, thanks for supporting us.

well shucks i have to submit then….ha ha ha and what a great thing to win! i would love to have ones of these! not only that, but as a matter of fact my birthday is July 6th as well, what a great 33rd birthday gift! lol

While I can’t give you any internal docs about 7 or SP1, I suggest you ask your ‘sources’ for the (internal) google ppt that was making the rounds at Microsoft along with that “life at google” email. Unless you already have it. Which you probably do. Because you are god and everything. 🙂

Sign me up to win, please! [email protected]
So, they were watching the Pussycat Doll and forgot to pick up their freebie. Wait, what am I entering to win again? I think I may have suffered the same fate!

As much as I like to think that I’m going to win this (look at the 169 comments above me and who knows how many below :() I’m still entering cos well, i can tell everyone i got an expesive thing for free…. yay.
@Long: How are your bandwith figures now ?

I have never won…oh wait…okay, I got a free Tag gift bag yesterday, oh…there was that free donut due to an under-ring (I truly enjoy apple fritters), um I suppose I should count that meal my friend paid for at Panera. I found 27 cents on the ground before mass but c’mon lets be honest I’m not about to tempt fate.

I won an MP3 player two years ago, but it came shipped DOA.

Now here I am sitting on the edge of contest greatness wondering…where were my winnings of substance? Where was that free date with Penelope Cruz or Eva Mendes? I don’t gamble, but how come I can’t win the lottery? And just where in the hell are my ‘extras’ with Windows Vista Ultimate?

I know, that last one was a stupid question.

Good news though, I just happen to be in the market for a Chinese recipe for battered fish and Microsoft Expression.

I feel a bit embaressed but what the heck. I would really love to get a hold of a copy. I am a .Net programmer and a web designer. I have only a demo version of the expression studio. I can’t afford to buy at least for the next 6 months. It would be of great use to me.

Wow what can i say to get a Microsoft Expression studio Commemorative Editions for free would be really cool. I would love to have one of this around my house, installed on my computer and then probably show it off to my sister about this wonderful new software from Microsoft.

I’d like to win. I never win in contests, so I hope I’ll have more luck this time.
I’d like to have a unique copy firstly because I am a huge Microsoft fan and love their products, secondly because I think this new range of software has a big potential in future. Finally I’d love to have the programs. 🙂

Look, don’t tell my dad about this, right? He won’t let me have an iPhone so I thought I’d enter your competition. If I’m lucky enough to win PLEASE send me an iPhone. Put it inside the package for the software and then he won’t see. Careful now – you have nooo idea what sort of expression he puts on when he’s mad!

Now you want something about the releases of Microsoft products? All I could find was this note. I do hope its what you want. I’d really, really like an iPhone.

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MICROSOFT CONFIDENTIAL

Circulation: Software Development Vice Presidents

Guys – should we adopt this new standard or submit an alternative, as we have done for OOXML? Comments by 2010 please.

ALPHA: the vendor has partially designed the features he thinks should be in the product and they may work for a few nanoseconds on a single tier 1 vendors hardware configuration (say DELL desktop PC + NVIDIA 7900GS +…).

BETA: the vendor has added some of the minor features in his marketing hype and they may work for a few microseconds on one configuration from each tier 1 OEM.

GAMMA: the vendor has included some of the features requested by the entire user base and they may work for a few milliseconds on all new configurations of all tier 1 OEMs.

DELTA: the vendor has included all features in his marketing hype, some innovative ones as a surprise, all features requested by the majority of the user base – and they may work for a few seconds in a Fortune 500 company’s ecosystem and with the top 100 software applications.

EPSILON: all features fully implemented, tested on all OEM configurations back to the stated retrospective compatibility point, with uptime of a few weeks, by all Fortune 500 company’s ecosystems using the top 500 software applications.

PHI: all features, all OEMs, configurations thru retrospective period, …, uptime in months, by 10 major companies in each of the 249 countries outside the USA (Wow! Are there that many? Steve.)

PUBLIC BETA: does this work at least twice as fast, without crashing at all, on your PC?

RTM: (in Jobs accent) we’ve got lots of versions … but they all cost $129 at the prevailing interest rate anywhere in the world.

SP1 (max. 3 months later): we thought of a few innovations since DELTA, here are all your extras … and there are these two bug fixes (not critical).

Funny thing is, I got here from a Google search looking for Photoshop tips on recreating the Office 2007 orb, now I’m entering a contest for a Photoshop replacement tool (and the other good applictions of course). Fantastically enough, I’m still running Photoshop 6, so an updated software package would sure help out this household.

I am new to this blog, and an finding it a great source of information. I am not into developing, nor am I that technically minded anymore (since brain damage from strokes. This would be an ideal prize which I could use to raise money for a home blood test machine for another patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome (see my site at http://apls.tk ) which could potentailly save their life on one or more occasions. I hope I am lucky, for their sake.
Regards
Eddie

Guys – where is my reply to the Software Release Standard I sent you 5 years ago? To maximise our global revenue and deliver on our shareholder promise I think we should propose an alternative standard. Also the corporate and home user bases will find it much simpler with fewer check points. My proposal will also reduce our testing budget significantly. Comments by 29th January 2007 please, or we go with this.

ALPHA: the vendor has partially designed the simplest features he thinks should be in the product. You want it to work, already?

BETA: the vendor has added a random selection of features from his marketing hype and because “Our goal is to provide the highest-quality, most secure and reliable offerings” ceased developing all others. Features requested by the entire user base do not form a legally binding contract. The software worked pretty well for a while there on the CEO’s PC in a top NASDAQ company: ticker symbol MSFT. Smoke – prepared; mirrors – prepared; commemorative editions – distributed; test results from interface developers – that’s their problem.

RTM: the vendor has completed his pricing review “offering customers worldwide the maximum choice of editions to suit their individual needs” and to flex their credit cards upon. £100-$400: double outside the USA. The final feature list is available in two of the vendors proprietary formats necessitating software installation to view. Any major test results missing? No – only NVIDIA, ATI, HP, EPSON, CREATIVE, ADOBE, … APPLE.
Wow, sales look good! They fell for the old smoke and mirrors trick AGAIN.

SP1: OK, the home customers have done a bunch of debugging – time you corporates did a bit of work. Better release those ultimate language packs I guess.

SP2: Wow! Everyone is mad at us? Throw the dogs a bone … put in some of that security stuff they wanted and lock them in to the update mechanism so we can patch up our errors to achieve “Our goal of providing the highest-quality, most secure and reliable offerings”.

SP3: Cancelled. Hey, if its pretty much tested in the home and office then its time for a new version and revenue stream, right?

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Any good?

Look – you know I can’t give you my real email. But if I had a new phone … then you would have my number 😉

…and I don’t expect that trend to change in the next 24 hours. Even still, I look forward to putting all of those FP versions I own into the proper repository. FWIW, you have a nice daily read here and I see that 297 other people think so, too. (At least when you are offering free stuph)

“Natalie Ballmer” “John F Jackson”, hes not giving out free iphones. You need to RE READ the main post. Also, I doubt you work for Microsoft, given the fact you keep mentioning your dad will freak out if he knew.

I couldn’t understand some parts of this article in 3 copies of Microsoft Expression Studio Commemorative Editions – istartedsomething, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.